2027: State power must not be used to muzzle opposition online — CITAD
By Hadiza Yusuf The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has warned that state power must not be used to restrict political opposition and other candidates from using digital platforms during elections. Y.Z. Yau, Executive Director of CITAD, stated this on Friday during a press briefing on the organisation’s new digital election monitoring project […]
US to bar, deport birth tourists as Trump orders fresh crackdown
By Nkiruka Nnorom The United States has ordered a major crackdown on birth tourism, with President Donald Trump signing an Executive Order directing federal agencies to deny visas, revoke travel authorizations and deport foreign nationals who enter the country to give birth. The order, signed on August 6, 2026, described U.S citizenship as “among the […]
Alausa to education officials: No more ‘half-done’ deliverables
…demands measurable results By Joseph Erunke, Abuja ABUJA — The Federal Government has moved to strengthen accountability in the implementation of education reforms, with the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, warning officials handling the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI) that commencing a programme would no longer be enough to qualify it as completed. […]
NAUB student develops autonomous robot to fight indoor fires
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo A final-year Information Technology student of the Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB), Muhammad Inuwa Abdullahi, has developed an autonomous firefighting robot designed to detect and suppress small indoor fires without direct human intervention. Abdullahi, an indigene of Pantami in Gombe State, developed the robotic system as his final-year project using an Arduino […]
2027: Ortom denies plot to replace Aondoakaa as Benue PDP candidate
By Peter Duru, Makurdi MAKURDI — Former Benue State Governor and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Chief Samuel Ortom, has dismissed reports alleging that he and other party leaders are planning to replace the party’s 2027 governorship candidate, Chief Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, with the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ […]
Naira appreciates to N1,412/$ in parallel market
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The naira appreciated to N1,412 per dollar in the parallel market on Friday, from N1,416 per dollar recorded on Thursday. Similarly, the local currency strengthened to N1,364 per dollar at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the indicative exchange rate for the […]
